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What you call motivation

What you call motivation

(309 words)
January 24, 2026

What you call motivation is simply convincing yourself anew each day.Motivation is not often about waking up with a powerful desire, as we tend to imagine.Sometimes you do not want to get out of bed when the alarm rings; sometimes you sigh inwardly, “Not again today?”… And yet you still step into the day.On social media, motivation is always portrayed as something grand: early risers, disciplined lives, people who never get tired… But real life rarely works that way. In reality, motivation can s

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Zeynepnur Karagülle

Zeynepnur Karagülle

Are we afraid of failing or of what people will think?

Are we afraid of failing or of what people will think?

(713 words)
May 6, 2026

The fear of failure can be defined as the anxiety and sense of withdrawal triggered by the possibility of not achieving a goal. I believe this fear is particularly intense in fields characterized by risk and uncertainty, such as entrepreneurship. Starting a new venture or making important decisions inherently carries the possibility of failure. This situation can sometimes paralyze individuals, while at other times it encourages more cautious behavior. In my view, the fear of failure is not mere

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Öznur TOPDAĞ

Öznur TOPDAĞ

On the Path of Knowledge (Book)

On the Path of Knowledge (Book)

(311 words)
December 9, 2025

“On the Path of Knowledge” is a work authored by the Syrian scholar and educator Abdul Fattah Abu Ghudda. The book narrates the hardships endured and the determination displayed by great scholars of the past in their pursuit of knowledge, illustrated through their exemplary lives. It was first translated into Turkish in 2011 by Erkam Publications.About the AuthorAbdul Fattah Abu Ghudda was born in 1917 in Aleppo, Syria. He graduated from the Faculty of Sharia at Al-Azhar University and specializ

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Cihat Demirel

Cihat Demirel

Self-EfficacySe

Self-Efficacy

(1054 words)
December 4, 2025

Self-efficacy is one of the core concepts of Social Cognitive Theory developed by Albert Bandura. The theory was initially called Social Learning Theory. According to Bandura, self-efficacy is “an individual’s judgment of their own capacity to organize and execute the courses of action required to produce a given performance.” More generally, it refers to a person’s belief in their ability to possess the necessary skills to successfully accomplish a specific task. This belief relates not to the

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Yunus Emre Yüce

Yunus Emre Yüce

Avolition

Avolition

(576 words)
December 3, 2025

Avolition is a negative symptom prominently observed in psychiatry, particularly in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, characterized by a reduction in motivation and goal-directed behavior. It is defined as an unwillingness or inability to initiate and sustain purposeful actions. Avolition is not merely a general state of passivity but rather a behavioral withdrawal and lack of movement stemming from a deficiency in intrinsic motivation. Clinical observations have shown that avolition can impair

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Hacer Büşra Aslan

Hacer Büşra Aslan

Mood is variable

Mood is variable

(421 words)
December 2, 2025

Change is an unchanging truth of the world. Because everything in the world is in constant motion at every moment, change inevitably accompanies it. If everything in the world is continually changing, could the human being, who exists within the world and is even deeper than it, remain unchanged? Certainly not; humans too are in constant motion and are continually changing. For change is not a bad thing.Change is in fact a form of difference. It is necessary for understanding what is good, beaut

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Hilmi Onur Kaya

Hilmi Onur Kaya

The Unconscious Human: What Guides Our Behavior?

The Unconscious Human: What Guides Our Behavior?

(618 words)
November 29, 2025

Many of us believe that instincts underlie our behaviors. But what if this is a profound misconception about human nature? While animals possess species-specific and unchanging instincts that ensure survival and species continuity, humans may lack such a mechanism altogether. Could it be instead that what guides humans is not instinct, but a complex interplay of consciousness, learning, and cultural codes?In this article, we uncover a counterintuitive truth about human nature: Do humans truly ha

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Nursena Şahin

Nursena Şahin

Correct Steps Yield Correct Results

Correct Steps Yield Correct Results

(556 words)
December 2, 2025

Almost everyone achieves something in order for something else to happen. We can observe that some people attain what they desire, while others do not—even when they act, they still fail to achieve what they want. The failure to obtain desired outcomes, as well as the success in obtaining them, is directly linked to the steps taken. Of course, this assumes that the attainment of desired results depends on the efforts of those seeking them.Those who succeed do so because they take the right steps

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Hilmi Onur Kaya

Hilmi Onur Kaya

Self-RegulationSe

Self-Regulation

(505 words)
December 23, 2025

Self-regulation is a psychological concept important that refers to individuals consciously controlling their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to achieve their goals. In the ordinary flow of daily life, people set numerous goals across various domains and strive to attain them. One of the areas where these goals become particularly concentrated is academia. Implementing academic plans requires effective management of order, discipline and time. Here, individuals’ self-regulation skills come int

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Zeynep Temur

Zeynep Temur

The Effect of Intrinsic Motivation on Inter-task PerformanceTh

The Effect of Intrinsic Motivation on Inter-task Performance

(361 words)
December 25, 2025

Motivation can be defined as the direction of behavior toward a specific goal. Because motivation directly influences employees’ performance in their tasks, it plays an active role in organizational success. The majority of existing research focuses on the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on performance, but there are very few studies that explain the impact of motivation on cross-task performance.Definition of MotivationThe English word "motive" derives from the Latin word "movere,

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Mesut Pehlivan

Mesut Pehlivan

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